BIOS is outdated

[This topic is intended to address a specific issue called out by the Exchange Server Analyzer Tool. You should apply it only to systems that have had the Exchange Server Analyzer Tool run against them and are experiencing that specific issue.
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Topic Last Modified: 2009-09-15

The Microsoft® Exchange Server Analyzer Tool queries the Win32_BIOS Microsoft Windows® Management Instrumentation (WMI) class to determine the value of the SMBIOSBIOSVersion and ReleaseDate keys. The value returned represents the version number and release date of the BIOS installed on the computer, respectively. The Exchange Server Analyzer also examines the Win32_ComputerSystem WMI class to determine the value of the Model key.

If the Exchange Server Analyzer finds that the value for the ReleaseDate indicates it is more than a year out-of-date, and that the Model key contains any of the following strings, a warning is displayed:

ProLiant DL320

ProLiant DL320 G2

ProLiant DL320 G3

ProLiant DL360

ProLiant DL360 G2

ProLiant DL360 G3

ProLiant DL360 G4

ProLiant DL380

ProLiant DL380 G2

ProLiant DL380 G3

ProLiant DL380 G4

ProLiant DL560

ProLiant DL570 G3

ProLiant DL580

ProLiant DL580 G2

ProLiant DL580 G3

ProLiant DL585 G1

ProLiant ML350

ProLiant ML350 G2

ProLiant ML350 G3

ProLiant ML350 G4

ProLiant ML370

ProLiant ML370 G2

ProLiant ML370 G3

ProLiant ML370 G4

ProLiant ML530

ProLiant ML530 G2

ProLiant ML570

ProLiant ML570 G2

ProLiant ML750

To correct this warning, and for more information about obtaining and updating a newer BIOS version or about Hewlett-Packard ProLiant servers, see the Hewlett-Packard Web site (http://www.hp.com).

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